Sematext APM
Sematext APM is part of Sematext Cloud, combining application and infrastructure monitoring with log management.
What Sematext APM is
Sematext APM is part of Sematext Cloud, combining application and infrastructure monitoring with log management. It exposes logs, metrics, and traces, including distributed tracing described as zero-code. Tracing supports JavaScript, Java, Python, PHP, Go, .NET, and Ruby through auto-instrumentation that Sematext says can be set up in a few minutes. The App Agent collects application metrics from JMX, REST APIs, and JDBC-compatible databases. Teams can define custom alert rules, anomaly detection, and heartbeat alerts, with notifications through email, Slack, PagerDuty, and webhooks. Sematext lists more than 100 integrations across databases, cloud services, programming languages, and notification hooks. Its agent supports Linux, Windows, containers, and Kubernetes, while listed platforms include API, self-hosted, web, and Windows. The App Agent uses HTTPS and buffers data on disk when transmission is unavailable. Role-based access controls and an audit trail record actions and related location details. A 14-day trial requires no credit card. The Tracing plan is $19 a month with 2M spans per day included on Basic and one-day Basic retention.
Good
- Logs, metrics, and traces in one cloud service
- Zero-code distributed tracing support
- More than 100 listed integrations
- Alerts through email, Slack, PagerDuty, and webhooks
- 14-day trial without a credit card
Watch out
- Tracing Basic retention is one day
- Pricing varies by plan, volume, and retention
- Detailed tier prices appear as unrendered fields
Who it suits
It suits teams monitoring applications, infrastructure, logs, and distributed traces across Linux, Windows, containers, or Kubernetes. The platform also fits organizations needing integrations, alert routing, and audited access controls.
Verdict
Sematext APM brings monitoring, tracing, log management, integrations, and alerting into one platform. Its pricing depends on usage factors, so retention and daily span needs are important when selecting a plan.
Plans and prices
From Sematext APM's own pricing page, checked 5 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Tracing | $19 a month | Starts at · 2M spans/day included on Basic · 1-day Basic retention |
The facts
Each one read from Sematext APM's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Access controls
- The product page describes fine-grained role-based access control and an audit trail showing who acted, where and when, and from which IP address and country.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Agent
- The App Agent collects application metrics from JMX, REST APIs, and JDBC-compatible databases.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Alerts
- The product page describes custom alert rules, anomaly detection, heartbeat alerts, and notifications through email, Slack, PagerDuty, and webhooks.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Sematext says it offers over 100 out-of-the-box integrations; its integrations page lists categories including databases, cloud services, programming languages, and notification hooks.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Pricing limits
- The pricing page says cost depends on plan, daily span volume, and retention; its detailed tier prices appear as unrendered template fields.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Product
- Sematext Cloud provides infrastructure and application performance monitoring and log management, exposing logs, metrics, and traces.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Security
- The App Agent communicates with Sematext over HTTPS and buffers data on disk if it cannot ship it immediately.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Support
- The pricing guide says all plans include live chat and email support, while Standard and Pro plans also include phone support and a dedicated account manager.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Tracing
- The Tracing product is described as zero-code distributed tracing.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Tracing setup
- The pricing page says tracing setup can take a few minutes with auto-instrumentation and lists JavaScript, Java, Python, PHP, Go, .NET, and Ruby support.checked 5 Oct 2026
The company
- Company history
- Sematext says it launched as Sematext International in spring 2010 and launched Sematext Monitoring in fall 2013.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2010checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Brooklyn, New York, USAchecked 28 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Platform coverage
- The Sematext Agent supports Linux, Windows, containers, and Kubernetes environments.checked 5 Oct 2026
Money
- Trial
- Sematext advertises a 14-day free trial with no credit card required.checked 5 Oct 2026
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